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This is a build a month in the making... I started and assembled 3 chairs but just couldn't get them exactly the same, so I labeled them "garage chairs" and went on to the next project. It wasn't until the BF surprised me with a router and router table that I started dreaming of chairs again!! (It also helped that I begged and begged for a band saw for my birthday hehe) I built the Narrow Farmhouse Table for a homework table for my kids, and have been itching to create chairs to match. :)
I made a template for the chair leg, and arch for the top of the chair. I cut the legs down using a jig saw, and then used the router and cut them to the template. EXACTLY THE SAME! SCORE!! The rest was just following instructions. I did make the legs a little taller, and the whole chair more narrow.. Gotta fit 5 kids at this homework table!! The seat cushions were a breeze (they scared the crap out of me until I did it and realized how darn easy it was) and then just searched the internet until I found a back design I liked :) ANA IS AWESOME!!! And to think I used to spend my days sleeping or watching TV. I don't know if I've ever been more happy OR productive in my life! Finish is golden oak. Thanks again Ana!! I've saved thousands in the last few months DIYing and building building building!!

Although handy - these are the first pieces of furniture I have ever created. Used only 2X4 and 4X4 pieces - Douglas Fir right out of the lumber yard - not kiln dried wood. First time using pocket hole equipment - was worth getting the premium kit from Kreg's - drilled close to one hundred holes. Other than the equipment, the materials totaled less than $200 for all three pieces. $120 for the wood and another $80 for screws and paint products. Sanded the wood to a 220 finish and applied a Gel Dark Walnut stain and added 5 coats of clear satin from Minwax. Tried the wood conditioner on a test board and did not see not much difference so I decided to go without on all 3 pieces of furniture that I built. Experimented with different stainable wood fillers from Elmer's. Quite happy with the result - just in time for a visit from mom and dad. Total time for three pieces - close to 40 hours but worth it.

I built this slightly modified version of the buffet for my wife.  She LOVEs it and did a great job finishing it with Annie Sloan paint and a wax (she's the finishing expert in the house).  Plans were right on and I'm very pleased with the final product.  Thanks for a great website and plans!  Getting ready to undertake a dining room table now.

DIY End Table by Bonnie Jerry

I wanted a table with storage, I added a couple extra "shelves" This was the easiest design to do this with. Just be sure to add from the top shelf to the bottom if you are using a Kreg Jig. You might want to pre-paint also . My shelves are 5 inches apart to fit perfectly my little flat style containers for art stuff and playdough.

Tilt-out trash/recycling cabinet made with aspen stained with a combo of Minwax Natural and Golden Oak.

Modified Ana's design, and made these entirely from reclaimed wood that used to be a deck. Extremely comfortable and sturdy. Thanks for the plan!  - John T Salzwedel

This was my second big project and I went ALL out! I was inspired by the modified farmhouse bed, but completely modified it to look like the Hudson bed from Pottery Barn. I designed it completely on my own too. All of the exterior is oak and the frame is fir and pine. This bed is super sturdy and sleeps great!

The sides, footboard, and headboard are made from oak plywood outlined by oak 1x2 and 1x3. Then added 1/2"x3/4" oak shoe molding for the indentations. The top of the footboard and headboard has 1.5" cove molding topped with quarter-round.

The total cost of all the material was $430. But I have enough leftover oak plywood to make a matching night table. I still need to stain it, but I love the raw oak smell and feel.

My only tools to create this was a circular saw, drill, screwdriver, miter box, and sander. The frame itself took only a few hours. All of the hand cutting of the molding and careful angles took most of the time (20+ hours) since it was my first time ever doing anything like this. The cove crown molding was especially difficult.

So....what color should I stain it?

I made this bed for my son and his girlfriend.

I used pallet wood and new pine for this.

I also added two metal strips to the headboard for decoration.

The headboard is connected to the siderails with 2 bolts straight through the side of each leg. The siderails are on the inside of the headboard.

The siderails are connected to the foot of the bed with 2 bolts straight through the foot into the end of the siderails. I added a third fake bolt to balance the look.

Built from Shanty2Chic Industrial Farmhouse Bench Plans

Pine and Main builder for the South Florida Area.

I built an outdoor mud sink for my friends Montessori preschool. Kids absolutely love it!

My wife and I loved the design. Our first project, we managed to do it over a weekend, I will upload the pics of the benches later. We love it, thanks for the guidance.

This is a loft style bunk bed. the original plan has the bottom mattress resting on the floor. instead of leaving the mattress on the floor we raised it up to the level of the bottom ladder. In the original plan the bed frame is only 48" high and we changed it to 58".

This was my first "major" furntiure project. I used the plans and modified for a 36" fireplace insert.  

Thrilled with how this turned out!!!  Thank you!

I built a simple panel bed using Ana White’s tutorial and plans. It is a big boy bed for my 3 year old and we love it! I think it turned out so awesome and I am so impressed with how nice it looks. Thank you so much for these amazing plans Ana!

This was my first build using these plans. We found it intuitive and enjoyable. I did all the building and sanding and my wife did all of the painting. Once we completed it, we moved it to our sons room and re-assemblied. When it was up, our two little ones played on and in it all night. Our 3 year old daughter would not sleep in her own bed after seeing this...so we let them spend the night together. My son loves it! What a good time we had. I think this will be the first of many Ana White builds for us.